| Balkan goldenring | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Cordulegaster |
| Species: | C. heros |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979 | |
Cordulegaster heros, commonly known as the Balkan goldenring, is a species of central-eastern European spiketail dragonfly. [1] It is assessed as "Least Concern" on the IUCN's Red List. [2]
The Balkan goldenring is endemic to Europe. It is commonly recorded in Slovenia, and is also found in eastern Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Carpathian mountains of Slovakia and Ukraine, and throughout the Balkan region, extending from Croatia and Romania south to Greece through coastal and inland regions. [3] : 19-20 [4]
Balkan goldenrings live in wetlands. [2]
Balkan goldenrings are threatened by habitat loss, which can be caused by human waterworks, logging, and agriculture, or by climate change-induced droughts. The species is particularly vulnerable to loss or alteration of streams. [2]
The Cordulegastridae are a family of Odonata (dragonflies) from the suborder Anisoptera. They are commonly known as spiketails. Some vernacular names for the species of this family are biddie and flying adder. They have large, brown or black bodies with yellow markings, and narrow unpatterned wings. Their bright eyes touch at a single point, and they can be found along small, clear, woodland streams, flying slowly 30 to 70 cm above the water. When disturbed, however, they can fly very rapidly. They usually hunt high in forest vegetation, and prefer to capture prey resting on leaves or branches.
Austrocordulia leonardi is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, commonly known as the Sydney hawk. It is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia, where its natural habitat is rivers and dams.
Cordulegaster helladica is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cordulegaster is a genus of dragonflies in the family Cordulegastridae. It contains the following species:
Cordulegaster mzymtae is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It is found in Georgia and Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cordulegaster princeps is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It is endemic to Morocco. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cordulegaster sayi, commonly known as Say's spiketail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae endemic to the United States.
Cordulegaster trinacriae is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It is endemic to central-southern Italy, from Abruzzo south to Calabria and Sicily, from where it was first described. Its natural habitats are humid forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cordulegaster vanbrinkae is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It is endemic to Iran and Armenia. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Cordulegaster dorsalis is a dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae.
Cordulegaster diadema, commonly known as the Apache spiketail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. The mature adult is usually 74-88 millimeters long. It ranges from southwestern United States to Mexico and Costa Rica. The back of the head is yellow to brown with yellow to black hairs, though some have been reported with a black head with white hairs. The first proximal segment of the legs are yellow. The thorax has two lateral stripes with a yellow stripe between them.
Cordulegaster bidentata, also known as sombre goldenring or two-toothed goldenring, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae.
Cordulegaster maculata, also known as the twin-spotted spiketail, is a dragonfly of the family Cordulegastridae. Its body length varies in size from 2.5 to 3.0 inches. It was described by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1854.
Archaeosynthemis orientalis is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, commonly known as the eastern brown tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with reddish-brown and yellow markings. It inhabits boggy creeks and swamps in eastern Australia
Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia.
Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a western ringtail. It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.
Cordulegaster erronea, the tiger spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.
Cordulegaster obliqua, the arrowhead spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America, often in clearings near small rivers and streams. The larvae can be found surviving in streams designated as intermittent, and may live up to 5 years before emerging as an adult in early summer.
Cordulegaster diastatops, the delta-spotted spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the family of dragonflies known as Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.
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